Departments of Public Health, Institute of Health Sciences, Wallaga University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
Review Article
Small Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus and their Diagnostic Methods: A Narrative Review
Author(s): Esayas Tekle*, Yonas Adisu, Sisay Teferi and Gemechu Tiruneh
One of the most well-known human pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus, causes infections ranging from life-threatening conditions including
sepsis, necrotizing pneumonia and, endocarditis to benign superficial skin infections. It was formerly thought to be an extracellular bacterium.
However, it has been demonstrated that this pathogen can live and dwell inside cells. These features allow the pathogen to survive periods of
antibiotic treatment or pressure from the immune system of the host and further enable it to start the infection once again after the environmental
stress declines. Such characteristics are considered properties of Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants. Staphylococcus
aureus small colony variants are often difficult to recognize due to the fact that they are endowed with unusual metabolic, physiological,
and morpholog.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2684-4559.2023.7.186
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